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Table 2 Body weights and body weight gain of TiO2 nanoparticles exposed pregnant females during the pregnancy

From: Titanium dioxide nanoparticles oral exposure to pregnant rats and its distribution

  TiO2 nanoparticles (mg/kg)
0 100 300 1000
Pregnant Females (N) 12 12 12 12
Body Weight (g)
 Gestation day 0 235.4 ± 8.88a 235.4 ± 8.93 235.6 ± 9.19 235.5 ± 9.70
 Gestation day 6 275.5 ± 12.08 277.4 ± 11.41 274.5 ± 10.31 276.8 ± 13.64
 Gestation day 9 288.1 ± 13.17 288.4 ± 12.59 286.6 ± 9.74 286.7 ± 14.86
 Gestation day 12 307.5 ± 14.00 307.3 ± 13.20 307.6 ± 10.38 306.3 ± 18.14
 Gestation day 15 323.5 ± 15.19 325.8 ± 15.92 326.7 ± 12.20 321.0 ± 19.40
 Gestation day 17 342.8 ± 17.30 346.9 ± 16.35 349.2 ± 11.13 341.4 ± 18.53
 Gestation day 20 389.3 ± 26.47 399.1 ± 22.46 400.1 ± 14.68 388.7 ± 21.15
Body Weight Gain (g)
 Gestation day 6–20 (treatment period) 113.8 ± 16.81 121.7 ± 15.08 125.6 ± 9.16 111.9 ± 10.30
  1. aValues are presented as mean ± S.D